Growl for Windows - (Freeware)
Growl notifies the user about any change that appeared in the system and displays the information in standardized or customizable options.
Growl is a notification system that alerts when changes like receiving a new email, a download fails, scheduled appointment occur. Very practical, this small application is fully configurable and user can choose which notifications he wants to appear. Finally, the program will automatically load at startup.
The application is compatible with numerous programs such as Adium, Skype, aMSN, Entourage, Vienna , or Cyberduck. Growl integrate technology, most of the time without even having to change anything in the options.
Notifications are customizable: many skins are available, but it is also possible to receive notifications by email, or to be dictated by the application of speech .
# New or improved features:
* Supports new GNTP (Growl Notification Protocol) for cross-platform compatibility
* Supports images in notifications
* Supports playing sounds when notifications are received
* Supports sending callbacks when a notification is clicked/closed
* Keyboard shortcuts for closing last notification and closing all notifications
* History feature that records all notifications
* Missed notifications summary
* Bonjour support enables automatic discovery of other Growl instances on your network (PC or Mac)
* Forward notifications to iPhone, email, and Twitter
* Notification forwarding can now be configured on a per-application or per-notification basis
* Improved UI with smoother notification fades and animation
* Integrated with tons of apps
* Available in multiple languages
* Command line interface for sending notifications from scripts
* Libraries available for sending notifications from a variety of programming lanugage
* Complete developer SDK for creating custom displays
* 100% free and open-source